President April 2014

PRESIDENT IOC Medical Commission IOC / ASOIF Prof Dr Ugur ERDENER will serve as chairman of SECRETARY GENERAL the International Olympic Committee’s Medical World Games Executive Commission from 2014. Composed of medical PARTNERSHIP specialists, the group has studied the sport Kia Motors / SBS Korea medicine, biomechanics and physiology of all FUTURE EVENTS sports, nutrition and related sciences. Mr Certificate for extra luggage ERDENER will contribute his expertise as a Deadlines / Bids respected ophthalmologist to the commission. Nanjing / Copenhagen / Rio http://www.worldarchery.org/NEWS/News/ArtMID/10510/ArticleID/9460 Educational event for kids PAST EVENTS ASOIF Council Phoenix / Shanghai World president was elected PARA ARCHERY to the Association of Summer Olympic Support of World Plan International Federations’ Council at JUDGES the organisation’s annual general Seminars 2014 meeting. He was elected unopposed to Newsletter replace Pat MCQUAID who stepped TRAINING down one year into his term. Easton Centre in Salt Lake http://www.worldarchery.org/NEWS/News/ArtMID/10510/ArticleID/9469 DEVELOPMENT Archery for Peace Coaching Certification Youth programmes Secretary General MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS South Africa / Colombia World Games executive committee Contact Updates At the federation’s Annual General CONSTITUTION & RULES Meeting at SportAccord in Belek, Interpretations Turkey, Tom DIELEN was one of the three candidates elected as members Calendar Highlights of the International World Games Page 7 Association’s Executive Committee. It is his third term on the committee. http://www.worldarchery.org/NEWS/News/ArtMID/10510/ArticleID/9466 Partners & Associates Page 8

Partnership

Kia Motors World Archery has announced a two- year extension to its partnership with Kia Motors. The organisation will continue to have sector exclusivity as Official Car Sponsor of the Archery Maison du Sport International World Cup for the duration of the Avenue de Rhodanie 54 partnership extension. 1007 Lausanne - Switzerland http://www.worldarchery.org/NEWS/News/ArtMID/10510/ArticleID/9463 Phone: +41 (0)21 614 30 50 Fax: +41 (0)21 614 30 55 Email: [email protected] Website: www.worldarchery.org

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SBS Korea International archery will be live on SBS Korea through 2017. SBS now owns exclusive rights to live or delayed live broadcasts of stages, Finals and world championships for the next four years in Korea. The country is a premier market for archery, and currently holds top spots in both the recurve men’s and women’s world rankings. http://www.worldarchery.org/NEWS/News/ArtMID/10510/ArticleID/9468

Future Events

Certificate for extra luggage The agreement between Turkish Airlines and World Archery regarding additional luggage allowance has been renewed until 31 December 2015. This certifies that all archery national team members, World Archery staff and officials are allowed extra luggage of 12 kg free of charge for their equipment on Turkish Airlines flights. The certificate should be shown during check-in. http://www.worldarchery.org/Portals/1/Documents/Sponsors/THY_Certificate.pdf

Deadline reminders We remind our member associations that the following events are still open for registration on the online registration system (WAREOS – http://register.worldarchery.org/ as per the following deadlines: World Cup Stage 3 – Antalya (TUR) – 10-15 June 2014  Final Entries: 20 May 2014 World Cup Stage 4 – Wroclaw (POL) – 5-10 August 2014

 Preliminary Entries: 7 May 2014 World Archery Field Championships – Zagreb (CRO) – 19-24 August 2014  Preliminary Entries: 21 May 2014  Final Entries: 7 July 2014

Events open for bidding: 2015-2017 3D World Championships Several countries have expressed interest to host future 3D Championships. However, at this stage no complete file has been received. In order for the Executive Board to make a decision by the end of June, complete questionnaires have to reach the World Archery office by the end of May. If no complete bid is received, the event will be allocated at the Executive Board in December. For further information, please contact Raheleh AHADPOUR at [email protected].

Nanjing 2014 YOG Libya, Benin and Egypt have qualified for Nanjing at the African Youth Championships in Namibia. Ali ELGHARARI won qualification to clinch a Youth Olympic spot for Libya. Seifeldin ELSEHELY (EGY) secured the second available boy’s quota space. Rana KAMEL made an all-Egyptian final against Hana ELSHIMY. With only one quota space available to each country, the second fell to Benin’s Kpetchehoue ZINSOU. http://www.worldarchery.org/NEWS/News/ArtMID/10510/ArticleID/9475

Copenhagen 2015 World Championships As hosts of the next World Archery Championships, organisers in have announced Christiansborg Palace, home of the Danish Parliament, as the backdrop for the finals in Copenhagen. Five hundred of the world’s best archers will compete, including defending world champion and Denmark’s sportsperson of the year in 2013 Maja JAGER. http://www.worldarchery.org/NEWS/News/ArtMID/10510/ArticleID/9478

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Rio 2016 Olympic Games The updated version of the Archery Qualification System for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – English and French / April 2014 – is now available. Also recently published are the Allocation Procedure and Regulations for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Tripartite Commission Invitation Places, as well as Annexes 1-3. Further information on the

test event will be published soon but it will be mid-September 2015. http://www.worldarchery.org/EVENTS/Olympics/Rio-2016/Olympic-Games/Qualification-System http://www.worldarchery.org/ÉVÉNEMENTS/Olympisme/Rio-2016/Jeux-Olympiques/Système-de-qualification

Educational event for students On 13 April, around 300 children in Rio enjoyed practising archery. This event, organised by the city of Rio Sport & Youth authorities, Rio 2016 and local sport federations, is part of a new programme that has started in several sports – rugby, athletics, archery – to educate school kids about the Olympic Sports. The president of the Rio de Janeiro's Archery Federation was present as one of the instructors.

Past Events

Arizona Cup The AAE Arizona Cup World Ranking Event was shot under mostly sunny skies and calm winds – until the finals on Sunday 6 April. After qualifying rounds that ranked many of the world’s best archers exactly where they should have finished, and a day of team rounds that gave fans a preview of this year’s World Cup action, the elimination rounds threw everyone a curveball. http://www.worldarchery.org/EVENTS/World-Ranking/2014/Arizona-Cup

Shanghai 2014 Archery World Cup The new Archery World Cup season has started with Shanghai on 22-27 April. Unexpected medal for 26-year-old Hideki KIKUCHI, who had climbed team and mixed team podiums internationally in the past - but never won an individual event. Matched-up against France’s Pierre PLIHON, an even greater underdog, the Japanese was consistent on the banks of Shanghai’s Huang Pu river. http://www.worldarchery.org/EVENTS/World-Cup/2014/Shanghai

Online questionnaire Athletes, officials and other participants at Shanghai 2014 are invited to give feedback on the event, to help us keep improving. If you were involved with the first stage of the Archery World Cup 2014 as a competitor, coach or in any other official capacity, please take the time to fill in this short satisfaction survey. It will help us to keep raising the level of international archery events worldwide. http://www.worldarchery.org/HOME/WA_Questionnaire

Para Archery

Support of World Plan Learn what World Archery’s para committee discussed at its latest meeting – and which members have been assigned development responsibilities. World Archery’s committees gathered at the organisation’s headquarters in March for their annual meetings. The para archery committee assessed its current and future projects – and how they contribute to the World Archery Plan. http://www.worldarchery.org/NEWS/News/ArtMID/10510/ArticleID/9509

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Judges

Seminar 2014 A judge seminar was held in Phoenix, Arizona, on 1-3 April 2014, and was attended by 23 participants from seven countries. International judges Tom GREEN and Sergio FONT conducted the seminar. World Archery is proud to welcome eight new International Judge Candidates and three new Continental Judges. http://www.worldarchery.org/NEWS/News/ArtMID/10510/ArticleID/9486

Youth judge accreditation seminar Young people interested in judging international events are invited to seminar and accreditation session in Lilleshall, Great Britain from 24 to 26 October 2014. Young people will learn the necessary skills to judge at international events before taking the World Archery Youth Judge examination. http://www.worldarchery.org/NEWS/News/ArtMID/10510/ArticleID/9510

Newsletter The new Judges Newsletter – issue No. 86 / April 2014 – published by the World Archery Judges Committee is now available at the World Archery website: http://www.worldarchery.org/Portals/1/Documents/Newsletters/Judges Newsletter/English/2014/Newsletter86_Apr14.pdf

Training

Easton Centre in Salt Lake A new Easton Centre in Salt Lake was opened by Olympic champions Juan Carlos HOLGADO and Jay BARRS. The ribbon was shot – not cut – by four Olympic medallists at a VIP opening and luncheon on 11 April 2014. The next day, the centre was open to the public, who were treated to a tour of the facility, BBQ and an archery demonstration led by several USA top archers. http://www.worldarchery.org/NEWS/News/ArtMID/10510/ArticleID/9474

Development

Archery for Peace By establishing 6 April as the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, the UN and IOC have paid tribute to the role of sport in education, health, socio-economic development and in erasing cultural barriers. Archery participated with two projects: the Congolese Archery Federation organised a tournament in Kinshasa; participants of a training camp in Windhoek, Namibia, shot at target faces specially designed for the event. http://www.worldarchery.org/NEWS/News/ArtMID/10510/ArticleID/9467

Coaching Enrichment Certification Bhutan’s Tshering CHODEN graduated from the fourth International Coaching Enrichment Certification Programme run by the US Olympic Committee and University of Delaware. She received a scholarship from Olympic Solidarity and Bhutan’s Olympic Committee to study the introduction of archery in schools. Two-time Olympian can now develop coaching structure on a national level. http://www.worldarchery.org/NEWS/News/ArtMID/10510/ArticleID/9511

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Youth development programme in Guatemala Supported by Global Sport Development Foundation, the aim of this programme in Guatemala is to have competitive athletes at Nanjing 2014 and Rio 2016. Bulgarian coach Ivan YOTOV made his second trip to the country early in 2014. He stayed for a month, meeting with the national archery federation to discuss development planning and implementation. http://www.worldarchery.org/NEWS/News/ArtMID/10510/ArticleID/9512

Youth Olympic preparation To better prepare athletes for Games conditions, Olympic Solidarity and World Archery have organised continental training in developing countries. The Americas held a camp last year – then Africa followed suit in April 2014. Hosted by the Namibian city of Windhoek before the African Archery Championships, the youth training meeting gathered 28 athletes from six countries. http://www.worldarchery.org/NEWS/News/ArtMID/10510/ArticleID/9513

Calendar 2014

Member Associations Activities

April-May 2014 OS DNSS Bolivia La Paz (BOL) 12-24 May 2014 WA Europe Youth Training Camp & Championship Ljubljana (SLO) 19-29 May 2014 Training of Coach Trainers for Americas Medellin (COL) 6-20 June 2014 AAF-OCA OS Training Camp Bangkok (THA) 7-11 October 2014 Coaching Course Tel Aviv (ISR) October 2014 Level 1 Coaching Course Porec (CRO) TBC DNSS Serbia Zagreb (SRB)

Activities open to all WA Member Associations

25 May - 3 June 2014 Level 2 Training Camp Bangkok (THA) 21-29 June 2014 Level 1 Coaches Course Bangkok (THA)

OS = Olympic Solidarity FIDTA = Fondation Internationale de Développement du Tir à l’Arc WA = World Archery Federation GSD = Global Sport Development Foundation WAA = World Archery Americas YOG = Youth Olympic Games

Member Associations

South Africa Archery TV Using the 2014 South African Archery Championships in Johannesburg as the platform, South Africa launched a national Archery TV internet channel. This is part of the federation’s strategy to market the sport and create awareness through electronic media. South Africa Archery TV’s first project will run for three years and follow the progress of a young novice starting in April. http://www.worldarchery.org/NEWS/News/ArtMID/10510/ArticleID/9465

Obituary The South African Archery National Association sadly informed of the passing of coaching advocate Alan WEYERS on 14 April 2014. He was a former development officer for the federation and level three coach. He formulated South Africa’s national coaching system, and created the Give-it-a-Go pathway guide and South African Feathers and Arrows development programme. http://www.worldarchery.org/NEWS/News/ArtMID/10510/ArticleID/9473

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Colombia The South American nation hired double Olympic medallist Richard PRIESTMAN as new head coach whose priority will be recurve. Colombia’s best individual chance Ana RENDON had top scores at the Arizona Cup and won gold at the South American Games 2014, while 2009 world bronze medallist Natalia SANCHEZ is on the rise. The men’s team travelled to Shanghai for the first time in April. http://www.worldarchery.org/NEWS/News/ArtMID/10510/ArticleID/9481

Contact Updates

CHN - Chinese Archery Association FIN - Finnish Archery Association Creation: 1964 / Affiliation: 1967 Creation: 1947 / Affiliation: 1948 President: Mr GAO Zhidan President: Mr Andres GROSS Secretary General: Mr WEI Lang Secretary General: Ms Anne LANTEE Address: Address: A3, Futiansi Suomen Jousiampujain Liitto Shijingshan District Radiokatu 20 CN-100144 Beijing FI-00240 Helsinki China Finland Phone: +86 (10) 88967894 Phone: +358 (40) 5935658 Fax: +86 (10) 88966806 Fax: +358 (9) 34812309 Email: [email protected] / [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: http://archery.sport.org.cn/ Website: www.archery.fi

KSA - Saudi Arabian Shooting & Archery LBR - Liberia Archery Federation Federation Creation: ??? / Affiliation: 2014 Creation: / Affiliation: 1983 President: Mr Jacob Eagan BRIGHT President: Mr Ibrahim bin Hamad ALDOSSARY Secretary General: Ms Rose GOODRIDGE Secretary General: Mr Hadi ALSUBAEI Address: Address: Ground Floor PO Box 41573 Royal Home Building 11531 Riyadh Randal Street Saudi Arabia Monrovia Phone: +966 (1) 4821070 Liberia Fax: +966 (1) 2812199 Phone: +231 886663257 Email: [email protected] Fax: +231 886663257 Website: www.saaf.sa Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

See the complete directory for contact details of all other Member Associations at: http://www.worldarchery.org/en-us/home/organisation/memberassociations.aspx

Constitution and Rules

Interpretations See Appendix 1 at the end of this newsletter

All interpretations from July 2013 to June 2015 are available at:

http://www.worldarchery.org/HOME/Rules/Interpretations/ArtMID/6716/A rticleID/9111/Interpretations-July-2013---June-2015

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Calendar Highlights

2014 30 April-5 May Mexican Grand Prix Veracruz (MEX) 13-18 May Archery World Cup Stage 2 Medellin (COL) 17-18 May International Classification Hub Kovacica Village (SRB) 19-24 May European Junior Championships & YOG CQT Ljubljana (SLO) 10-15 June Archery World Cup Stage 3 Antalya (TUR) 16-21 June European Grand Prix Sofia (BUL) 16-21 June 10th International Invitational Para Archery Event Stoke Mandeville (GBR) 22-26 June Juan Enrique Barrios Cup Bayamon (PUR) 23-24 June International Classification Hub Nove Mesto (CZE) 23-30 June Para Archery World Ranking Event Nove Mesto (CZE) 2-5 July World Archery University Championships Legnica (POL) 7-12 July European Junior Cup (2nd Leg) TBC 16-19 July Pan American Olympic Festival Mexico City (MEX) 20 July WAE Congress Echmiadzin (ARM) 21-26 July European Outdoor Championships Echmiadzin (ARM) (Quota Tournament for ) 26 July-3 August European Para Archery Championships Nottwil (SUI) 17-28 July International Classification Hub Nottwil (SUI) 2-8 August IWAS World Junior Games (Para Archery: 5-6 August) Stoke Mandeville (GBR) 5-10 August Archery World Cup Stage 4 Wroclaw (POL) 10-15 August Second Asian Grand Prix 2014 Taipei City (TPE) 16-28 August Youth Olympic Games Nanjing (CHN) 17-24 August 1st Abidjan International Grand Prix & TIZOCATA Abidjan (CIV) 19-24 August World Archery Field Championships Zagreb (CRO) 5-7 September Archery World Cup Final Lausanne (SUI) 15-20 September European 3D Championships Tallinn (EST) 19 Sept.-3 October Asian Games Incheon (KOR) 4-5 October European Club Team Cup Rovereto (ITA) 13-24 October Asian Para Games Incheon (KOR) 18-25 October Pan American Championships Rosario (ARG) 8-9 November Indoor Archery World Cup 2014/15 Stage 1 Marrakesh (MAR) 14-30 November Central American and Caribbean Sports Games Veracruz (MEX) (Archery: 18-23 November) 5-7 December Indoor Archery World Cup 2014/15 Stage 2 Bangkok (THA) 8-9 December Indoor Para Archery World Cup 2014 Bangkok (THA) 12-14 December International Classification Hub Jerusalem (ISR)

2015 23-25 January Indoor World Cup 2014/15 Stage 3 Nimes (FRA) 6-8 February Indoor World Cup 2014/15 Stage 4 + Final Las Vegas (USA) 24-28 February European Indoor Championships TBC 24-28 March European Grand Prix TBC (Quota Tournament for European Games) 19-23 May European Youth Cup (1st leg) Klagenfurt (AUT) 12-28 June European Games (Archery: 17-22 June) Baku (AZE) 3-14 July 29th Summer Universiade (Archery included) Gwangju (KOR) 10-26 July Pan American Games (Archery 13-18 July) Toronto (CAN) 14-18 July European Youth Cup (2nd leg) Roma (ITA) 24-25 July World Archery Congress Copenhagen (DEN) 26 July-2 August World Archery Championships Copenhagen (DEN) 7-14 August Para Pan American Championships Toronto (CAN) (Para Archery: 8-10 August) 23-30 August World Archery Para Championships Donaueschingen (GER) September (TBC) Olympic Test Event Rio de Janeiro (BRA) 3-4 October European Club Team Cup TBC 6-10 October European Field Championships TBC

Red = Last Updates Red = Para-Archery Events Bold = World Ranking Events CQT = Continental Qualification Tournament Green = Indoor Events TBC = To Be Confirmed

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INTERPRETATIONS WORLD ARCHERY CONSTITUTION AND RULES

Book 3, Chapter 21, Article 21.6.7 The Para-Archery Committee has requested an interpretation on whether a mouthtab, which is permanently attached to the bowstring and made of any material or design as long as neither electronic, electric or a mechanical release. Below is a diagram of one type of mouthtab.

The Constitution and Rules Committee (“C&R”) finds the question presented to be within the terms of reference of the Technical Committee after consultation with the Para-Archery Committee.

C&R has determined that the following interpretation is not contrary to the existing rules or Congress decisions.

Response from the Technical Committee:

It is the decision of the Technical Committee that the use of a mouth tab, which is described above and does not have any ridged mechanical parts, is similar to a finger tab for an able-bodied athlete and, accordingly, is not a “release aid” when used by a Para- archery athlete.

World Archery Technical Committee, 29 March 2014 Approved by the World Archery C&R Committee, 29 March 2014

29 March 2014 INTERPRETATIONS OF RULES

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